Extra copies of the books will be available in the county library system beginning early next year, and discussion groups will get underway in February. Alexie will appear on March 13 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in an event co-sponsored by Literary Arts.

Alexie was in Portland on Wednesday to promote his new book "Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories." An interview with him will appear in The Oregonian on Nov. 4.